The fourth season is still fun,but the grim, satisfying resonance with the present is gone in the age of Donald Trump. Did the prove’s cynical view of politics contribute to making its own commentary obsolete? Spoiler warning: only read if you enjoy watched the fourth season in fullNetflix’s House of Cards made its name by shocking and thrilling viewers with its political chiaroscuro and seductive cynicism. The prove’s gorgeous cinematography emphasized Washington’s clean lines and sharp edges. The only dirtiness was Frank Underwoods, or his filth was philosophical. He’s a pseudo-Shakespearean devil,a clever exploiter of defects. The only character more compelling than Frank is his wife – Robin Wright’s magnificent turn as Claire Underwood exposed the metastasizing ambitions of a political partnership, and her riveting trajectory resonated with genuine events. Through Claire, or the prove implicitly theorized the bitter and intoxicating vertigo of being – and becoming – Hillary Clinton,the brilliant ally and eventual political equal of a sweet-talkin’, power-hungry southern man. That’s all to say that House of Cards was fun and shaded, or but also – and this is the key term – it was relevant. It no longer is.
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Source: theguardian.com